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Red Cross warns of serious humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Published on: March 12, 2022
07:47

Aden, Yemen, March 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 million Yemenis, out of a 30.5M population, lack access to basic health care, and 16.2 million are threatened by lack of food, the Red Cross warned Saturday.

WFP warns of food crisis in Yemen

Published on: February 25, 2022
17:29

Aden, Yemen, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) was forced to cut its monthly food assistance just to 8 million Yemenis of the 13 million due to the lack of funds, WFP Executive Director David Beasley warned Friday.

Cuba, Yemen agree to strengthen university relations

Published on: February 12, 2022
10:06

Aden, Yemen, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Yemeni University of Aden Al Khidr Lasour and the Cuban Higher Education Minister José Ramón Saborido have agreed to strengthen two-way cooperation in this sector, an official source reported Saturday.

Civilian casualties in Yemen double since end of monitoring

Published on: February 10, 2022
10:09

Aden, Yemen, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The number of civilians killed or injured in Yemen has almost doubled since UN human rights monitoring ended in October 2021, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) reported on Thursday.

Egypt condemns Yemeni rebels’ attack on UAE

Published on: January 18, 2022
07:48

Cairo, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Egypt has condemned the drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on facilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in which three people were killed and six others were injured, a communique from the national Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday.

Yemeni government and allies launch general offensive against rebels

Published on: January 12, 2022
09:38

Aden, Yemen, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) After retaking control of the southern province of Shabwa, the Yemeni government and its Arab allies are launching an offensive "on all fronts" against the Houthi rebels.

Yemen condemns Houthi´s hijacking of UAE-flagged ship

Published on: January 4, 2022
17:33

Aden, Yemen, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Yemen strongly condemned on Tuesday the piracy and hijacking by the Houthi militia of the UAE-flagged ship laden with equipment for the Saudi field hospital, off the Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah.

UN representative condemns escalating conflict in Yemen

Published on: December 28, 2021
18:05

United Nations, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg strongly condemned recent major military escalation in Yemen and called on the warring parties to immediately de-escalate.

UN humanitarian flights to Yemen canceled

Published on: December 23, 2021
16:48

United Nations, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flighst into and out of Sana'a airport in Yemen scheduled for today have been canceled, the Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said.

WFP forced to cut food assistance in Yemen

Published on: December 22, 2021
19:41

United Nations, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Wednesday that it is running out of funds to continue providing food assistance to 13 million people in Yemen, the deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said.

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